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I am in the process of checking my family tree with the use of an Ancestry subscription which I bought for myself as a treat at the start of the year!

I have WILLIAM DYSON, born 1822, married Martha Sykes in 1845, Elland, Yorkshire.

Just come across his baptism on 4 September 1859. Clicking on to the next page I find baptisms of three of his children on the same date. The person recording these baptisms has been helpful in recording the birth dates as well - which means that William was 37 when he was baptised. Was this unusual? (And bearing in mind the marriage in 1845).

It has given me his parents' names, (William and Sarah) so now trying to find them on 1841 census. Not having much success, so hope someone can put me in the right direction here.

Would appreciate some help - just to make sure I am interpreting the information correctly!

Thanks.

FS

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looking at the children of William & Sarah (m. 1819 Halifax, mn. Horsfall) there are these children:1821 Henry1823 Benjamin1827 Joshua1830 Elizabeth1832 Mary1835 Abraham1837 Willam1839 Harriet (from census, no Bapt. found)1842 John (ditto)1845 James (GRO gives mmn as Horsfall)Obviously William b. 1837 puts a spanner in the works but I'm wondering (if it's the right family) that he was Baptised under another name & changed it to William. Appears not as the only 2 he could have been is Henry & Benjamin & they are both married & in Derbys. in 1851.1851:http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lgy/HO107; Piece: 2152; Folio: 493; Page: 341841:http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lgx/HO107; Piece: 1299; Book: 5; Folio: 28; Page: 17

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